Example sentences of "[noun sg] win by [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wade battled through wind to win by 27 seconds from Torfaen 's Hayley Nash in 9 mins 12.51 secs . |
| 2 | He shoulda won by fifteen lengths . ’ |
| 3 | Cuskin took over in third place , with a deficit of 1 min 21 secs for the final 3 miles 80 yards circuit and he hit the front with a mile remaining , recording the fastest time of the afternoon to win by 23 secs . |
| 4 | If your team wins by 30 points every week it soon becomes boring ! |
| 5 | This was no soccer match won by three goals nor a race won by three seconds . |
| 6 | Town won by two goals to one . |
| 7 | The 26-year-old England international was content to track Sunderland Harrier Malcolm Price for most of the race , kicking away with 1,400 metres remaining and gradually extending his lead to win by 70 metres . |
| 8 | By the second last only Captain John looked dangerous , and at the final fence Bregawn had it sewn up , scampering up the hill to win by five lengths . |
| 9 | Gloucester went down in this one … the Italian team winning by 18 points to thirteen … the cherry and whites only try was scored by Don Caskie … no complaints from coach Richardson though he reckons the team are ready for the challenge of a new season |
| 10 | In the mens final Annadale/Queens proved too experienced for a young All Star team winning by 71–61 . |
| 11 | This was no soccer match won by three goals nor a race won by three seconds . |
| 12 | In Wednesday 's race Courtney was promoted to first place following the disqualification of the winner Nigel Davies but yesterday there was no such drama as Courtney led from start to finish to win by 20 seconds from Nigel Hansen with Greg Broughton third . |
| 13 | Johnson passed the halfway mark in 25 mins 26 sec , holding a three-second advantage on Webb , but the Northumbrian gradually extended his lead in the second half of the race to win by 49 seconds . |
| 14 | The Paddy Hancox-trained flyer led from the first flight to win by three lengths in 31.06 secs , clipping an astonishing 27 spots off the record , which had been held by Brough Park 's Jenks Challenger . |
| 15 | Ray Michie ( Lib Dem , Argyll and Bute ) was also strongly against the order , which the Government won by seven votes to four . |
| 16 | The marathon four mile trip brought out the best in Keep Talking and he rallied well when challenged by the useful Irish raider High Peak to win by four lengths . |
| 17 | ‘ The next year the Japanese won by two miles . |
| 18 | THE FIRST round of the new National County Under-25s Two Fours competition sent Essex to Coton , on the outskirts of Cambridge , where they produced a great effort to win by three shots against Cambridgeshire . |
| 19 | Andy McComb had Aigburth in a spin , taking 5–34 as Prescot and Odyssey won by six wickets . |
| 20 | Mrs Robertson scored 72 in a demonstration of her enduring ability to win by three shots from current Curtis Cup girl Catriona Lambert and fellow Scottish international Fiona Anderson , who each returned 75 . |
| 21 | A winner of her last two races , she was ridden confidently last time at Chester and cantered clear of nearest rival Anchorage to win by 12 lengths . |
| 22 | He was second on his debut at Leicester but went back to that track to win by 20 lengths . |
| 23 | It was wretched luck that the weather that day was so awful that only 1000+ turned up to see Simpson well played by Bernard Joy and Palace win by 3–2 . |